Drive Time Meditation: Borat Sexist?
11/14/2006 5:00:00 PM
The Times magazine's Deborah Solomon said in her Chris Rock interview, "I find Borat’s hostility toward women juvenile and upsetting." Who's seen the film? Do you agree?
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This Just In: Your Brain Is About To Forget This Song
11/14/2006 4:00:00 PM
Quick, watch this video of "Tarzan Boy" and keep it in your long-term memory forever.
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Landmark Court Decision: Burrito Not a Sandwich
11/14/2006 2:32:00 PM
"A sandwich is not commonly understood to include burritos, tacos and quesadillas, which are typically made with a single tortilla and stuffed with a choice filling of meat, rice, and beans." — excerpt from the judge's decision in a court case filed by Panera Bread against Qdoba Mexican Grill.
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And on the Eighth Day, He Made the Crazy People
11/14/2006 1:03:00 PM
The world's first Creationist museum will be opening soon. According to the museum, the world is 6,000 years old and the Grand Canyon was created in a few months during Noah's flood. And then there's this quote from the museum's designer, Patrick Marsh: "There are no such things [as primitive humans]. Humans are basically as you see them today. Those skeletons they've found, what's the word? ... they could have been deformed, diseased or something. I've seen people like that running round the streets of New York."
He's right, uber-conservative Christians. There are cavemen in New York City, and they are dangerous and they are everywhere. The only way to avoid them is by never coming here. Never. — Cord Jefferson
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Bad Behavior at High Noon: He Looks the Part After All
11/14/2006 12:00:00 PM
"It's an absolute monster. Sorry, I shouldn't say that, should I? How uncouth of me." — Dame Judi Dench saw Daniel Craig's penis.
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In the News: All Apologies
11/14/2006 11:28:23 AM
Denise Richards is super-sorry for throwing a laptop at an old lady.
Katie Holmes is preparing for her wedding night by purchasing a $340 thong.
South Africa has passed a law recognizing gay marriage. South Africa!
The guy who played organ on "Whiter Shade of Pale" is suing for authorship rights. Yes, we know the sixties are dead, but could you all please stop jumping on its corpse?
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From Our Inbox: The Comfort of Dating in 8th Grade
11/14/2006 9:00:00 AM
Hi Editors,
Back in the 8th grade when you a crush the courting ritual was usually masked under the parent friendly, pressure free group scenario. Three guys...three girls all going out to have a good time. Now we are 29 and know it's not exactly easy to meet someone dateable in a city like New York, the land were; "all the good one's are taken" but still, everyone seems to be single.
LetsMeetOut.com is a New York based site for those are looking to ease into a possible dating situation. Much like the comfort of dating in the 8th grade, it's really about a group thing. The site has individual members who are asked to set up groups (like-minded friends). These groups are then recommended to other groups on the sites and encouraged to meet out. It really takes the creepy factor out of meeting strangers online as well as the pressure of making a love connection.
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Drive Time Meditation: Dream Vs. Reality
11/13/2006 5:00:00 PM
What did you want to be when you grew up, and what did you become? We'll start: Novelist/Editor.
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This Just In: They Call Me Naughty Lola
11/13/2006 4:00:00 PM
As dedicated Scanner readers know, we're a bit obsessed with the London Review of Books personal ads. And now there's a BOOK of them: They Call Me Naughty Lola. It's so on our Christmas list. Samples:
List your ten favorite albums. I don't want to compare notes, I just
want to know if there's anything worth keeping when we finally break up.
Practical, forward thinking man, 35. Box no. 8089.
When, oh when will they remake Falcon Crest? Man, 43. Obviously gay.
Duh! Box no. 3721.
CONGRATULATIONS! You are the thousandth reader to pass this ad by.
Your prize is to pay for dinner and listen to me bitch about my
university colleagues until pub turfing-out time. And no, you don't get
sex. Ever. Ever, ever, ever. Sensitive F, 38. Box no. 0856.
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Tabloid Fodder: Britney Update
11/13/2006 3:38:00 PM
People
Britney wore a blond bob wig on Letterman. The next day she was "chirpy" and, according to a bartender, "busting out of her dress" at Baldoria restaurant. She spent $300 at the Gap and went ice skating at Rockefeller Center. People wins the prize for catching the divorce scoop before going to press.
In Touch
Britney wants a boob job because "since the
second baby, her boobs are really sagging." She had set aside all of February for the surgery and recovery but since she's breast feeding, she may have to wait.
Us Weekly
Us wonders, "Will Spears and Federline ever get past the drama?" The magazine’s psychiatrist recommends that Britney and Kevin "own up to how they contribute to the problem" so they can compromise.
Life & Style
Britney is "thin but sad!" According to Life&Style's image consultant, Britney's new hairstyle says "'I'm the star'…She wants to be idolized
again."
— Sarah Harrison
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In Office Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
11/13/2006 2:30:00 PM
We love it when people devote their energy to editing genre-inappropriate trailers.
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Scanner Giveaway: Bee Gees: The Studio Albums 1967-1968
11/13/2006 1:00:00 PM
When you think of the Bee Gees, you might think of Saturday Night Fever. But we respect you, Scanner reader, and we'd like to think that you know better. Prior to 1970, the Bee Gees were kind of amazing, as captured by this new boxed set from Rhino Records. (You can listen to clips here. ) We really don't want to part with our free copy. But we'll give it to the first reader who emails us their name, their mailing address, and a legitimate reason why the pre-70s Bee Gees were awesome. Update: we have a winner! Her reason: "I was conceived to pre-1970s Bee Gees music." Thanks to everyone who responded!
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Bad Behavior at High Noon: See Courtney Love Naked
11/13/2006 12:00:00 PM
... without even going to Wendy's.
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In the News: College Humor
11/13/2006 10:28:36 AM
Borat is being sued by two frat boys, who claim he coerced them into "behavior that they otherwise would not have engaged in." Or rather, behavior that they would not have engaged in if they weren't latently racist, misogynistic dumb frat boys.
A bunch of North Carolina college students were arrested for being naked in a planetarium parking lot.
A new high-tech t-shirt turns air guitar strumming into actual music.
Harvard students are so bored, they've started a blog about it. Maybe they should try running around naked in a planetarium parking lot.
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Crush of the Week: Nancy Pelosi
11/13/2006 9:00:00 AM
Starting in January, Nancy Pelosi will be third in line for the presidency. That makes her — officially, not in the Oprah sense — the most powerful woman in US history. And her timing couldn't be better. Pelosi is epitome of both family values (she has five children, and waited til the last one graduated high school to run for office) and progressive vision (she supports gay rights, reproductive rights and national health care). Early in her career, San Francisco liberals denounced her as being too moderate; recently, right-wing pundits have vilified her for being too liberal. But she's always stood her ground firmly and with dignity. We were entirely won over by her first press conference; after Bush sputtered out an introduction ("As the father of two young ladies, I think it’s an important"), Pelosi addressed the cameras with stunning poise, managing to be articulate and gracious while essentially telling the President to bring it on. And for that, she is our Crush of the Week. — Gwynne Watkins
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Drive Time Meditation: Favorite Band?
11/10/2006 5:00:00 PM
Who do you listen to most, and who would you like to read an interview with on Nerve? We are short on editorial meeting ideas this week, so name someone accessible and you may just get your wish!
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This Just In: Nancy Reagan, Blowjob Queen?
11/10/2006 4:00:00 PM
We were recently at a dinner party and Nancy Reagan's sexual prowess was referred to in so casual a manner the speaker clearly thought everyone knew about it. We did not. But apparently, Kitty Kelley's biography says Nancy Reagan "was renowned in Hollywood for performing oral sex." And "not only in the evening but in offices. [T]hat was one of the reasons that she was very popular on the MGM lot." Hearing this made us question our most fundamental instincts about what famous people would be best in bed.
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Gay Marriage is All About Math
11/10/2006 2:25:00 PM
Photos from yesterday's rallies outside the Massachusetts State House. More here.
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And Now, Monkey Portraits
11/10/2006 1:58:00 PM
 | | "Delirious" |
 | | "Curmudgeon" |
Artist Jill Greenberg is selling these in groups of 10. Collect them all!
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Bad Behavior at High Noon: Tick Shock
11/10/2006 12:00:00 PM
A Wisconsin man has found an effective method of getting women to strip: tell them there's a tick on their clothing. Says one victim: "He was like 'It's right there.' That's when he took my pants, pulled them down, pulled them over, and that's when I jumped and started walking toward the bathroom." The offender is currently at large.
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In the News: Not Hungry
11/10/2006 10:55:26 AM
New slogan idea for YouTube: "Wastes your time and fights crime!"
Tom Cruise bought Katie Holmes a $10,000 dinner, yet she "barely touched her grilled sea bass."
The World Rock Paper Scissors Championship is this weekend.
Headline of the day: Scottish island robbed of its innocence.
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Scanner Giveaway: Crossword Lovers' Package
11/10/2006 10:29:14 AM
If you're a crossword addict, you already know it. You don't need us to tell you the signs. So allow us to feed your addiction: we've got two copies of the IFC documentary Wordplay, just out on DVD, and the Official Companion Book with a foreword by Will Shortz. We'll give a book & a DVD to the first 2 readers who email us their name, their mailing address and their favorite crossword clue & answer. Good luck! Update: We have 2 winners! Remind us never to get between you guys and your crossword puzzles.
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Today In Hasselhoff
11/10/2006 10:07:47 AM
The Hoff's ex-wife has filed a 66-page court document accusing him of being a wife-beating, STD-having, bed-wetting drunk who propositions people for threesomes in church.
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Drive Time Meditation: Favorite Movie?
11/9/2006 5:00:00 PM
You all seemed excited to name your favorite book, so here's another one: what's your favorite film? We're going to have to go with a little-known '30s flick called The Libeled Lady, because I know you all will jump all over an answer like Clueless (although that really is pretty great).
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This Just In: Tyra Banks Seriously Insane
11/9/2006 4:00:00 PM
Her Vaseline frenzy was like one of those over-acted student anti-drug skits.
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We Are Actually Happy About Politics
11/9/2006 3:23:00 PM
Another good omen in the government: a record number of openly gay officials — sixty-seven, to be exact — were elected to office in 2006.
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Join the Dull Men's Club
11/9/2006 2:15:00 PM
Do you enjoy learning trivia about concrete or watching videos of grass grow? Also, do you have a penis? Then the Dull Men's Club might be for you. Here's a fan letter from their website:
Dear DMC,
Thank you for making a website just for me. I enjoy your muted color pallet and lack of controversy as much as I enjoy reusing teabags and avoiding confrontation.
Vince Cobretti
New York City
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Video of the Day: "Popsicle Twins"
11/9/2006 1:00:00 PM
Here's the act that finally got The Gong Show pulled from network TV.
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Bad Behavior at High Noon: Dancing with the Half-Naked Stars
11/9/2006 12:00:00 PM
And here we thought it was a wholesome family show.
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In the News: Woo-hoo!
11/9/2006 10:37:31 AM
Seriously, though, woo-hoo!
India is solving its tax evasion problem with singing dancing eunuchs.
Britney update, part I: Kevin apparently didn't know she'd filed divorce papers until he received the news via text message. On camera. Watch here.
Obvious headline of the day: Man injured after launching firework from bottom.
Britney update, part II: The sex tape is a fake. We're both disappointed and strangely relieved.
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Product Placement: Bottled Oxygen
11/9/2006 9:30:00 AM
Because Vitamin Water is so 2005.
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Drive Time Meditation: Madonna
11/8/2006 5:00:00 PM
Is Madonna still edgy? She did say "fuck" in Time.
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This Just In: Scarlet Letter, 2.0
11/8/2006 4:00:00 PM
A man who exposed himself to a ten-year-old girl has been forced to wear a T-shirt that says, "I am a registered sex-offender" in bold letters. No word on whether or not he can wash it a bunch of times to get that faded look.
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Kirk Cameron Loves God, Bananas
11/8/2006 3:02:00 PM
Says reader Jeff: "I've been reading too much Scanner. I find this full of homoerotic subtext."
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New Hiccup Cure
11/8/2006 2:32:00 PM
Go on, hold your breath, drink a glass of water upside-down — but if that doesn't work, try a medically proven "digital rectal massage."
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Bush Likes 'Em Bald
11/8/2006 1:31:00 PM
Slideshow of Bush touching lots of bald heads. We don't know why this is dirty, but it is.
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Feeding the Britney Frenzy
11/8/2006 1:04:00 PM
Best Week Ever has a succinct play-by-play of today's Britney Spears drama, with all sorts of lurid implications. And now, we promise not to write anything more about Britney Spears. At least til tomorrow.
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Bad Behavior at High Noon: The Britney Spears Sex Tape?!
11/8/2006 12:00:00 PM
Just when we thought the media had reached Britney saturation, Fleshbot releases a clip of the alleged Britney-Kevin sex tape. (You know, the one that's not defamatory.)
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In the News: Good News/Bad News Edition
11/8/2006 11:35:00 AM
Good News: Democrats in the house!
Bad News: Begin the Senate recount!
Good News: The South Dakota abortion ban is defeated.
Bad News: Same-sex marriage bans have passed in at least six states.
Good News: Britney files for divorce, Kevin's nickname now "Fed-Ex."
Bad News: Kevin wants custody of the kids.
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Getting to Know You
11/8/2006 10:12:00 AM
Log into Ebay to bid on — or see the uncensored version of — this naked photo of Yul Brynner.
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Quiz of the Week: What's Your Celebrity Style?
11/8/2006 9:00:00 AM
Based on our taste in shoes and tank tops, we got Lindsay Lohan, which seems entirely wrong. How about you?
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